What car could you buy for 500-600K budget?

[redorange]

We've decided that the car my in-laws are using will be sold since it's turned into a money pit. We are now looking for a new vehicle replacement but what could we get for the budget of 500K-600K? Most of the time the vehicle will have my sister-in-law and mother-in-law as passengers with maybe a 3 year old child. Occasionally when we visit the Philippines it will have my family of three added to that so a 7 seater isn't a requirement. A used vehicle will be considered only if we know the previous owner and can verify maintenance history of the vehicle, so it is likely that we're looking at a new vehicle. Any suggestions?

[scharnhorst]

well, since hindi naman kelangan na marami maisasakay, at 600k konti nalang pwede ka na bumili ng brand new na sedan...

that's just my opinion, though

[redorange]

I am not in the Philippines so you'll have to be more specific than sedan. What brand models are available at the price range?

[scharnhorst]

I'm not sure about the reliability of this site, but it'll give a rough estimate on the real prices.

http://www.auto-searchphilippines.com/index.html

The figures for toyota seem close though, been in a dealership lately to look at the prices

hope that helps

[ghosthunter]

We've decided that the car my in-laws are using will be sold since it's turned into a money pit. We are now looking for a new vehicle replacement but what could we get for the budget of 500K-600K? Most of the time the vehicle will have my sister-in-law and mother-in-law as passengers with maybe a 3 year old child. Occasionally when we visit the Philippines it will have my family of three added to that so a 7 seater isn't a requirement. A used vehicle will be considered only if we know the previous owner and can verify maintenance history of the vehicle, so it is likely that we're looking at a new vehicle. Any suggestions?

Would a Kia Picanto be to your liking? I just test drove one and it is actually nicer than expected. It even rides better than the bigger Kia Rio.

[kimpOy]

2000 nissan patrol safari...
but that just me he..he

can't seem to ignore rear diff locks he..he

[lui]

getz 1.4 A/T

[number001]

Given your Php 500-600K budget and inclination to go for a brand new unit.... I vote for the 2007 Toyota Vios 1.3 J M/T (In the US, its called the Yaris sedan). Price is Php 575,000.00 for the unit itself. Its only notable safety feature is a driver side front airbag, which is a first for a sub compact at this price point.

If you can stretch your budget further by Php 49K, then I recommended you get the Vios 1.3E M/T. In addition to the safety feature in the J variant, it comes with ABS w/ EBD, 14" Alloy wheels, TVSS, remote key fob, 2 din CD w/ MP3, etc....

Btw, you can have access to the prices as well as browse through the various models for each brand by simply going to their respective websites.

http://www.hondaphil.com
http://www.toyota.com.ph/
http://www.nissan.com.ph - Passenger vehicles
http://www.mynissan.com.ph/ - Universal Motors (SUV, and commercial vehicles)
http://www.mitsubishi-motors.com.ph/
http://www.myhyundai.com.ph - site down
http://www.isuzuphil.com
http://www.ford.com.ph
http://www.generalmotors.com.ph

[redorange]

*kimpoy- So a used Patrol is available at that price? Would that be one in fairly good condition? The users will be female and since I am the only guy in the family and I am not in the Philippines it needs to be reliable and low maintenance. I considered the Jimny but it's over budget.

*lui- you have a pm.

*number001-Some of the sites don't have updated prices, I checked before posting.

[triaxis]

We've decided that the car my in-laws are using will be sold since it's turned into a money pit. We are now looking for a new vehicle replacement but what could we get for the budget of 500K-600K? Most of the time the vehicle will have my sister-in-law and mother-in-law as passengers with maybe a 3 year old child. Occasionally when we visit the Philippines it will have my family of three added to that so a 7 seater isn't a requirement. A used vehicle will be considered only if we know the previous owner and can verify maintenance history of the vehicle, so it is likely that we're looking at a new vehicle. Any suggestions?

Nissan X-trail or Honda CRV 2004 up. na low mileage

[jpdm]

low end e.g. norkis maverick, privacy, legacy first (package, sa iyo lahat for 600T)

brand new-Toyota Vios

truck- brandnew Crosswind (dagdag konti) second hand 2006 Crosswind